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Few weeks ago I was in Penang for Golden Sands Resort staycation. My bff and I took the opportunity to check out One Garage Slappy Cakes located at M Mall, Times Square on one of the afternoon. Slappy Cakes is actually one of the dining concepts under One Garage restaurant where next to it is the One Steamboat, another dining concept under one roof. Read More

I have been to Penang quite a number of times and usually spent my time in Georgetown or Bayan Lepas instead of Batu Ferringhi. So thanks to Golden Sands Resort by Shangri-La, my bff and I ventured to Batu Ferringhi, north shore of the tropical island of Penang during our recent trip.Apart from Shangri-La group, Eastern and Oriental (E&O) hotel is the only luxury hotels in Penang. Read More

Tempura Kohaku is the second tendon restaurant after Ginza Itsuki in Singapore. I have not been to Ginza Itsuki yet so I am unable to give my two cents worth of comment on the comparison. But I am sharing my dinning experience with Tempura Kohaku though. Read More

More movie review post for this month and this time courtesy of Sony Pictures for extending the invitation.I watched the preview of The Magnificent Seven few days back at FilmGarde, Bugis+. Read More

I was staying at Golden Sands Resorts Penang during Hari Raya Haji and decided to have dinner at one of the restaurants, Sigi’s Bar & Grill On the Beach for dinner.Sunset at Batu Ferringhi beach was indeed a sight to behold. It has been a while since I last enjoyed dinner with such a gorgeous sunset beach view. This beach front restaurant within the hotel is one of the best dining views in Penang. Oh boy! I am so lucky to dine in here. Read More

It has been 2 years since my last visit to Penang and I was there over the weekend. I met my Penang friend who came to pick me from the airport and headed for breakfast. He brought me to Kong Thai Lai coffeeshop located in Hutton Lane, Georgetown. This is one of the oldest traditional Hainanese coffeeshop that has 100 over years of history. ( 3 generations and on-going). While Toh Soon Café located at Campbell Street was crowded with tourists, I am glad that we are here for kaya toast and kopi instead without even queuing. Read More

Yeah! You are right S$18.00 nett omakase from Ryo Sushi located at Tanjong Pagar. The restaurant has recently opened at Orchid Hotel and stating 24 hours operation. I was told that they will be operating 24 hours after they got enough manpower. So, what attracts me here is their opening special omakase 10-course meal at S$18.00 nett. Probably the cheapest omakase I ever had. Read More

Le Binchotan located at the hidden back alleyway of Gemmill Lane is the new F&B venture founded by Jessica Lim, Kenichi Mori, Kenji Tanaka and Takahiro Inoue. This French-Japanese tapas bar is your next place to enjoy a gastronomic experience when you are planning for a chillout place after work around the area. Read More

Michael Weatherly stars as Dr. Jason Bull in the brand new drama called BULL is set to premiere on the same day as the U.S. on 21 September 2016, 9.00pm on RTL CBS Entertainment HD ( You can tune in to #SingtelTV ch 318 and #StarhubTV ch 509 to catch the drama) . I was privileged to be the first few in the world to catch the first episode of BULL, a TV Series for the exclusive screening few days ago. Read More

When I received an invite to Maziga Indian Bar & Grill, first thing is my mind is that “ Wow, Indian Bar”. It’s my virgin experience to an Indian bar and this got me excited. So, Maziga located at the nightlife district of Clark Quay that plays loud Hindi music to heat up the dining and bar atmosphere. Read More